Sprite
See also: sprite
English
editEtymology
editIn the early 1940s, Coca-Cola started running an advertising campaign featuring an elf-like figure called “Sprite Boy” (see sprite (“elf”)). The name originated from the previous Coca-Cola campaign, but it was a focus group that ultimately chose the name “Sprite”.[1]
Pronunciation
editProper noun
editSprite (plural Sprites)
- A colourless, caffeine-free, lemon and lime-flavoured soft drink.
Translations
editcolourless, caffeine-free, lemon and lime-flavoured soft drink
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References
edit- ^ Emma Roberts (2018 July 20) “Why is Sprite Called Sprite?”, in Rewind & Capture.